Comparison

PinNotes vs SparkGrow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PinNotes

Features
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PinNotes is the smart, simple, and beautiful way to capture your thoughts—with powerful location tagging, smart categorization, and seamless note organization. Whether it’s a café you want to remember, a travel idea, or a spontaneous thought that popped into your head while walking, PinNotes lets you anchor your notes to where and when they matter most. With just a few taps, your thoughts become easy to find, sort, and revisit—visually and intuitively. Why PinNotes? PinNotes combines the simplicity of traditional notes with the power of spatial and visual memory. It’s perfect for travelers, creators, students, professionals—anyone who wants their ideas to live beyond just words. It’s not just about remembering what you thought—but where and why you thought it. PinNotes brings context back to your thoughts. Features You’ll Love: Rich Note Taking - Capture ideas quickly with clean, distraction-free text notes. - Add location pins to remember where you had that brilliant thought. - Organize notes with customizable tags and categories. View Notes on the Map - Instantly see where your notes were pinned. - Navigate your memories visually, exploring places tied to your thoughts. - Filter by tags to find exactly what you’re looking for. List or Map—You Choose - Prefer a classic list? We’ve got you. - Want to browse by location? Switch to map view anytime. - Sort and search to find what you need, fast. Share Notes From Anywhere - Found something interesting in another app? - Share it straight into PinNotes with our quick share extension. Widgets for Your Home Screen - Stay inspired by pinning your favorite notes directly on your home screen. - Just one tap to revisit or edit a note—right from the widget. Pin your life. Remember more. Stay organized with PinNotes.

About

SparkGrow

Features
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SparkGrow is your intelligent companion for organizing thoughts, remembering information, and sparking new ideas. Powered by an AI assistant, SparkGrow helps you capture insights, generate connections, and explore possibilities effortlessly. Our beautifully designed, intuitive app lets you mind map anytime, anywhere — making creativity and clarity always within reach. This version include optional AI features that require users to provide their own API key from a third-party AI provider of their choice (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic). - The app does NOT sell, resell, or process payment for any third-party AI service. - All AI costs are billed directly by the provider to the user's own account. - The app is fully functional for mind mapping without any AI provider configured. - Configuration templates are provided for user convenience only; users must sign up and obtain keys independently. Voice to text uses [on-device / Apple Speech framework / your choice] and does not send audio to third-party servers.

Screenshots

PinNotes4 screens
SparkGrow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SparkGrow at none against PinNotes's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PinNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SparkGrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PinNotes versus SparkGrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinNotesSparkGrow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSih Han ChenXiangBo Kong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PinNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Access Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Plus Access Annual$9.991 Year
None

SparkGrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PinNotes free?
PinNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SparkGrow free?
SparkGrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PinNotes or SparkGrow have ads?
Neither PinNotes nor SparkGrow shows ads.

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